Reuben adams and j



ADAMSV & SHEET-Z.

Y Hay Tedder.

`No. 91,699. Y Patented June 242, 1869.

"rl ffm A iw einem sans nicht I @with YREUBEN ADAMS AND'J. DAVID'SHEETZ, OF I-IEIDLBERG TOWN- SHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 91,699, dated .Tune 22; 1869; antedated December 22, 1868.

MPROVEMENT IN HAY-SPREADERS.

-The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it 'ma/ 1j cottcern:

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which i our invention appertains, to make and use the same, we will now proceed to describe 4its constructionV and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure lis a plan view, and

Figure 2, a side elevation in section.

A A represent twoend-bars, connected at or near the frontends by a beam, B, to which the shaft-s G C are secured. To the side-bars A A are secured the axles a a, for the driving-wheels D D.

On top of the side-bars A A is secured a beam, or bar, E, and` at a suitable point on the under side of the beam E is secured a bar, F, running parallel with the side-bars A A. vThe front end of the bar-F is secured to the beam B.

Between the rear ends of the side-bars A Aare placed two crank-shafts G'and H, the inner ends of both having their bearings in the rear end of the bar F, and the outer ends passing throughA the side-bars A A;

are moved to or from the pinions b b by means of the levers .I J. i

The, louter ends of the crank-shafts Gand H are These levers J are held in either position required, by means of movable pins'x, on the forward .ends of the bars A, so that the machine may be held eitherin or out of gear, by the pins acting against the jlevers.

0n the lower side of the bar B is a seriesofV-hinged stirrups, d d, to the lower ends of which bars K K are pivoted, the rear Vends of said bars being pivoted to the crank-shafts G H; that is, these crank-shafts pass through the rear ends of said bars.

()n each side of the rear ends of the bars K K are secured metal bars e e, which project towards the rear,

and between which the arms ff are pivoted.

The upper ends of the arms ff are connected with the bar E, by means of other arms, -h h, pivoted to said bar and to the arms ff. i

The lower ends of the arms f f, which extend below the metal hars e e, are forked, and therein are -pivoted the shanks i i, 'said Shanks being provided with the usual forks L L.

The upper. part of the shank i, above the pivotpoint, is acted upon by a spring, m, which is secured to the rear side of the arm f, and extends downwards between the bars e e, as shown in fig. 2.

The drivers seat M is supported by any suitable means from the bar E, near one end thereof.

Having thus fully described our invention,

Whatwe claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The airangement of the beam K withmetal bars e e, arms f and h, shank t', and spring m, all as shown and described.

2. The 'arrangement of the levers J and pins x, collars c, and pinions b, with the two crank-shafts G H and their forks or spreaders L, all constructed and operated substantially as set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing, we have hereunto set our hands, this 24th day of September, 1868.:

' REUBEN ADAMS. J. DAVID SHEETZ.

Witnesses:

WASHINGTON RICHARDS, LEOPOLD Evnnr. 

